In 2012, California’s largest greenhouse gas emitters began buying permits in a landmark cap-and-trade system meant to control emissions of heat-trapping gases and spur investment in clean technologies. Paul SakumaThe Associated Press

In 2012, California’s largest greenhouse gas emitters began buying permits in a landmark cap-and-trade system meant to control emissions of heat-trapping gases and spur investment in clean technologies. Paul SakumaThe Associated Press

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Capitol Weekly will hold a daylong conference on the topic, starting at 9:15 a.m. at the Masonic Temple on J Street. Scheduled panelists include Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones; Western States Petroleum Association President Cathy Reheis-Boyd; Sen. Henry Stern, D-Los Angeles; and Loren Kaye, president of the California Chamber of Commerce’s think tank.

DON’T LET ME BE THE LAST TO KNOW: After a winter of drought-busting storms, the Association of California Water Agenciesis in town for its annual symposium to review what the legislative year ahead may hold. Local water district officials and lawmakers will participate on panels about Brown’s November proposal to make “water conservation a California way of life” and water finance legislation in the pipeline, including a possible $3.5 billion bond for drought relief, parks and coastal protection. Among the speakers at the daylong conference, which begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Sacramento Convention Center, are Assemblymen Marc Levine, D-Greenbrae, and Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella, and Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa.

WORK WORK: Organizers of January’s massive Women’s March, which drew millions of protesters worldwide the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, have organized their first follow-up action today: “A Day Without a Woman.” Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the general strike encourages women to show their economic value by taking the day off and not spending any money. Though female lawmakers plan to be at the Capitol for work, the California Legislative Women’s Caucus has organized a rally in solidarity, noon on the east steps. The Senate Select Committee on Women and Inequality and the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls are also jointly holding a hearing to examine how unconscious biases contribute to gender inequality in the workplace, 10 a.m. at the Secretary of State building auditorium on 11th Street.

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(YOU DRIVE ME) CRAZY: We are moving quickly toward a world of self-driving cars, and with the new technology come new regulatory issues. Like, if a car crashes on the street and there is no human driver, who is at fault? And how should we insure autonomous vehicles? The Senate Insurance Committee will begin to explore those questions with a hearing at 1:30 p.m. in Room 112 of the Capitol. Representatives from the insurance industry, automobile manufacturers, government and consumer groups will be there to testify.